Westerville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 35,408 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Westerville is the 32nd largest community in Ohio.

Westerville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.25% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Westerville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Westerville who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.78%), sales jobs (13.99%), and management occupations (13.70%).

Also of interest is that Westerville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Westerville is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Westerville is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Westerville's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The city of Westerville is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.

Westerville Information and Demographics

The education level of Westerville citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 44.58% of adults in Westerville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Westerville in 2000 was $29,401, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,604 for a family of four. However, Westerville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Westerville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Westerville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Westerville include German, Irish, English, Italian, Scottish, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Westerville is English.